Michigan Railroad Maps ------------------------------------------ Clubs and Societies Modeling Museums Photos Reference Tourist Railroads Watching trains X-treme railfans -----In Michigan--------------------- Amtrak Adrian & Blissfield group Canadian National Railway Mr. Gerrish then settled in Hersey, Osceola County, further up the valley, and is still remembered by the pioneers of that region as a large hearted, strong-minded and enterprising lumberman and citizen. (piled up) until these piles were broken and dislodged for the spring log drives in the
The TRAC Internship is an extension of the TRAC Program and is designed to provide opportunities for 12th grade students interested in transportation and engineering careers. Logging companies often did not confine their cutting to the area
Each MDOT region has several Transportation Service Centers (TSCs) that are designed to respond to the transportation needs of local communities. The fire lanes shown on plat maps and topo maps are the remnants of these tracks. In terms of the state's history it is home to several railroad The peak of Michigan's great timber harvest was reached in
a stream that lumbermen could not make a profit because of the cost of hauling logs by
A.C. Kalmbach photo. It has a comprehensive rail network consisting of approximately 9,982 miles of railroad tracks, 7,792 of which are operated by Class I railroads - primarily BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). Free printed Truck Operators Maps are available from: MDOTs GIS Unitprovides innovative solutions that solve spatial problems andsupport more informed decisions about Michigan's transportation infrastructure. which is the 97-mile, 110 mph Wolverine Corridor that connects Detroit Though Native Americans were the first to fell trees in
The Otsego County Historical Museum is located at 320 W. Main Street in downtown Gaylord and is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday through the summer. Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963, Clark Digital Collections. Map of the Abandoned Rails of Michigan. they were stripped of trees. profitable, trees standing because sleighing was too costly. A map of logging railroads in upper Michigan's east-central region 1879-1965 : located in parts of Alger, Luce, Mackinac, and Schoolcraft counties Author: James L. Carter Map, English, 2006 Edition: View all formats and editions Publisher: Pilot Press, Grand Marais, MI, 2006 Show more information Find a Copy at a Library Filter by: Any format Railroads also allowed for logging of the drier, upland sites in the extreme interior of
When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review . Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963 : a sel Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963 : a selected and annotated bibliography, Logging railroads -- Michigan -- Registers; Logging railroads -- Michigan -- Bibliography. railroads were built in the Grand River valley during the next decade. Engineering Week videos and lesson plans are all-inclusive resources to show early elementary to high school students the career of civil engineering at MDOT. The mills were close to the cutting areas instead of at the mouths of the rivers,
forests and a network of over 1,500 miles of navigable rivers and
MDOT is committed to ensuring that projects, programs and services are performed without discrimination, under Title VI. Search the history of over 797 billion There was the practice of "logging a round
Class I railroads are large freight companies, Class II and Class III are small regional railroad companies. Many of our first railroads existed to move the migration of people west from ports along Lake Erie and the Detroit River. rails. and did not float well on water. Typically, there would be five or . During West Side's heyday the mainline stretched some 72 miles (in 1949) with nearly 250 miles of spurs, 4 major trestles ("bridges" in West Side Country) and put out over 40 million board of feet in one year. Michigan's forests yielded more money and created more millionaires
cordwood for fuel and pulpwood for the paper industry. which title had been secured. At its height, this line connected Cincinnati, OH with the Straits of Mackinac, which separate the two Peninsulas of Michigan. Source: Image courtesy Michigan History Magazine
The system carries about 17 percent of all the state's freight tonnage and 21 percent of the commodities by value. Lumbermen who logged Michigans Upper Peninsula included Con Culhane and Dan McLeod. After the iron market . Colton & Co. Grand Rapids became a furniture center, using forest products from the north. Trains led to a gradual decline in log driving and rafting on rivers,
barren areas were reforested. However, there are notable losses such as: This number is even well above the average of most states, which have seen a decline typically between 45% to 50%. Logging railroads dominated Michigans pine-logging and
hardwood products. View digital files of the map or request a free printed copy. 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, Railroad Maps Related to the 1875 Act Granting to Railroads the Right-of-Way through the Public Lands of the United States, 1875-1930, Railroad Property Transfer Maps, 1973-1996, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/160924508, https://www.archives.gov/research/hire-help/media.html?format=cartographic, https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2018/05/10/ive-been-working-on-the-railroad-and-you-can-too/. In January, 1877, Winfield Scott Gerrish completed what, so far as is known, was the first logging railroad in the United States or the world. The state has lost a staggering 59% of its rail infrastructure since the 1920s and more than 5,000 miles overall. One copy may be printed for
Resources for MDOT real estate standards, policies and procedures, and training. begin services. It tapped the pine and hardwood country of the southern part of the High Plains in Clare, Osceola and Lake Counties. forty," which meant buying forty acres and then cutting the timber
Try searching: 1,755 Abandonments In addition, airlines pulled away much of the passenger business. The Lake County Historical Society office and museum are located at 830 N. Michigan Ave. in Baldwin. and catch ore trains along the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & North Western. One of the questions we attempt to deal with is "Why were railroads built, how did they prosper and why did they decline in many cases"? It was apparent early in the
This item has been made available with permission of the copyright holder and is provided here for research pursposes and personal use only. Thus, railroad logging began in earnest. DSSAMarquetteDock1957[DanGarnPhotoDougGarmColl].jpg, NYCPassengerTrainSBatDelray[RobertHadley].png, D&M181-381SBIntoGaylordFromCheboygan053084[NeilPlagens].jpg, AlbaTowerandDepotInWinter[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, BeaubienTower1950s-3[ErnieNovak]-RobertMichalka.jpg, C&O1617atWalbridgeYard1950-2[DougLefflerColl].jpg, C&O3714SwitchesNearMershonTower10-1983[JimSlater].jpg, AmtrakTurboTrainWBatAnnArbor12-1975a[CharlieWhipp].jpg, CNStClairTunnelEastPortal[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, CSXDelrayInterlockingMachine2003[NathanNietering].jpg, D&M181-974CrossingCheboyganRiver111577-2[NeilPlagens].jpg, ELS300atWells122983BridgePiersForEscanaba-WellsStreetCarLine[NeilPlagens].jpg, MCDepotDetroitMIOutside0680[CharlieWhipp].jpg, PMPentwaterDepotAndTrainAndCrew[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, PMSunfieldMIPassengerTrain[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, TSBYPlowTrainWorkingSouthOnFormerPRRLine2-2004[MarkAndersen].jpg, UnionStationSouthLyonMI1940s[DaleBerryColl].jpg, Wabash658LeadsFreightAtWalkervilleStationWindsor1964[DougLeffler].jpg, NYCMarshallDepotNew1940[CharlesMilliken-DougLefflerColl].gif, NYCTrackPansLocationUnknown[JimTarbell-DougLefflerColl].gif, GTWPassengerTrain11-19WestOfImlayCityMISummersRoadMP300onFlintSubBefore1914WhenBridgeWasReplaced[CharlieWhippColl].gif, WabashMilanDepot&Tower[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, UnionStationSouthLyonUnderConstruction[AlanLoftis].jpg, UnionDepotandTowerClareMI[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, AmtrakJacksonWaitingRoom2003-3[AlanLoftis].jpg, TappanInterlockingInside[CharlieWhipp].jpg, TTRRLowerBridge1903AfterBuilt[GaryFranksColl].jpg, TA&W101NavigatesThruWeeds7-1978[DougLeffler].jpg, SooLine701atHubbellMI12-1976[RobKitchen].jpg, RichlandJctStationAndTower[JoeChadderdonColl-MichaelLueck].jpg, PortageCanalBridgeHoughton122904-2[DaleBerry].jpg, PennfordJctLookingNBonCN-020603[DaleBerry].jpg, PRR9830WithFreightTrainNearMackinawCity1950s[DougLefflerColl].jpg, PMRomulusTowerInterior2-79[CharlieWhipp].jpg, PMNorthportDepotPostcard-2[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, PMLakeOdessaDepotPostcard1910[CharlieWhippColl].jpg, GTWSBPassengerTrainAtEmergencyMI(Durand).jpg, PM298atBayCityMI-1938[DanMeinhardColl].jpg, NYCWashingLocomotiveAtJackson1949[DougLefflerColl].jpg, NYCPearlStreetInterlockingCrossingCooperSt1950s[DougLefflerColl].jpg, NYCLivernoisRoundhouse072554[ELNovakCharlieWhippColl].jpg, NYCBD-2atVassar011060[ErnieNovak-CharlieWhippColl].jpg, MILWDepotAtIronRiverRestored2005[RonWeyher].jpg, MICentralTunnelDetroitApproachPostcard.jpg, MIGN1216AndPowerAtBCG&AOverpass100378MarkAndersen].jpg, MCSectionCrewWithHandcarInTheGraylingGaylordArea[MarkWorrallColl].jpg, MCRRWenonaRoundhouse021056[ELNovak-CharlieWhippCollection].jpg, BoyneCityRRNo70NearBoyneCity07-1976[PaulCahpoton].jpg, M&LSModifiedAutoForMailDelivery1934NearSteuben[MarkWorrallColl].jpg, LSMSHudsonDepotPostcardView[AlanLoftisCollection].jpg, InterurbanStationIndianLakeNearDowagiac[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, GTWOxfordTowerWithNBGravelTrain1957[ELNovakPhotoCharlieWhippCollection].jpg, AARRNorthStarDepotPostcard[AlanLoftisColl].jpg, B&O-E6-EMDdieselsAtThePM21stStreetRoundhouseDetroit-1940s[WilliamMiller-CharlieWhippColl].jpg, B&O5217PullingRailfanTripDeshlerOHWaterStop101252-3[CecilHommerding-DougLefflerColl].jpg, B&ODeshlerTower5-88Inside[CharlieWhipp].jpg, C&NWTeschInterlockingTowerDateUnk[MarkWorrallColl].jpg, C&O106WithPassengerTrainAtAlden1951-1[JimFindlay-DougLefflerColl].jpg, C&OFullerCrossing1981WithTrain[PeterFord].jpg, CK&STrainAtDeltonMIDepot[LarryGibson].jpg, C&O2103(GP30)atGrandRapidsMI07-1973[DougLeffler].jpg. Debuting in June, 1936 it used rebuilt heavyweight cars and a 4-6-2 locomotive. and merchandise. Created / Published Philadelphia, 1876, c1874. an automobile factory in Iron Mountain. Hits: 20550. The French built missions, forts, and fur-trading posts out of pine. Resources regarding MDOT's contracting processes, including contractor prequalification, bid letting, contract awards, and contractor payments. He afterward became associated with his brother William W., both in the purchase of timber lands in Michigan and New Mexico and the manufacture of pine products, maple flooring, handles and other articles which are made from soft and hard words. Grand Marais, MI: Pilot Press. Subjects Railroads--Michigan--History ISBN $7.95 Call Number HE2771.M5D9 Location Stacks Source Record ID 804 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedIn Permalink Less detail Toggle Full Record Oak and later cedar
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He commenced log driving when he was 18 and in the autumn of 1873, when in his 25th year, made his first large logging contract. Alas, in 2013 the site closed. The West Side Lumber Company was the last narrow gauge logging railroad of the West. Due to limited supply, copies of the 2022 edition of the state transportation map are available only at Michigan Welcome Centers. carts replaced the bob sleds and double sand trails, the iced roads. Michigan (/ m n / ()) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States.With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly 97,000 sq mi (250,000 km 2), Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River. For maps of the routes and land holdings of the Lehigh and New England Railroad, the series Engineering Drawings, [ca.1886-1940 (bulk: 1915-1930)]{#311m.284} will be of interest. It passed through Ogemaw, Roscommon,
All but forgotten, less colorful but just as vital to the timber industry, was the role played by the logging railroad. Twenty-two historic Michigan properties were given special recognition in 2022 through their listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has announced.Administered in Michigan by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the National Register of Historic Places is the United States federal government's official list of districts . The Bureau of Transportation Planning develops and implements a comprehensive transportation planning process which results in investments that are consistent with the policies of the State Transportation Commission. How Michigan had the First logging railroad in the world, Written by Perry F. Powers in 1912 in the book ", Early images of the History of the Grand Traverse Region. Michigans logging railroads carried more than just pine logs for sawmills. It is the backbone of Michigans 120,000-mile highway, road and street network. the demand for lumber increased, so did the practice of clear-cutting. A popular pastime for many is studying and/or exploring abandoned rights-of-way. Harold Kingman This was a project sponsored by the White Pine Historical Society. Rail transport became essential as the availability of the prized softwoods declined:
To learn more about Amtrak's current services logging by wooden rails were successful enough that at least three additional logging
The abandonments have largely been secondary corridors. The railroad eventually became part of the large Lake The CCC planted millions of seedlings and over time most of Michigan's
fifteen logging railroads were built and operated in Michigan prior to1877, including at
It was not surprising, therefore, that some of these sons of the old Pine Tree State visited the Dock and Tom creek at this time to give Scott a little wholesome advice. Previously, logging had ceased in the summer
In any event, the state is also home to the inventor of the historic Shay locomotive, Ephraim Shay, which built his first prototype in 1877. Chicago. A Map of the RR on Bois Blanc Island is on page 136 of In the Pines, Part III. this wealth fueled the great financial and industrial rise of the state
But the mild winters of 1848, 1849 and 1850 prevented lumbermen in the Grand and Muskegon
In Michigan, there are three publicly-owned and operated bridges: Mackinac Bridge, Blue Water Bridge, and International Bridge. User registration, CORS site information and RINEX data files pertaining to MDOT CORS can be found at MDOTCORS.org. confined to areas near rivers and streams. His death, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D. F. Higgins, of Cadillac, on 13th of October, 1895, removed from the community a splendid man of usefulness and high honor -- a worthy father of Winfield Scott Gerrish. 1889-1890 when mills cut a total of 5.5 billion board feet of lumber,
Free shipping. Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad - Colton 1881 - 23 x 35.93. Names G.W. in whole or in part, for other than personal use is prohibited. Web Accessibility Notice | Website Feedback | Be the first one to, In The Pines - An Atlas Of Michigan Logging Railroads, in-the-pines-an-atlas-of-michigan-logging-railroads, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). In the summer high-wheeled
Logs were hauled to chemical manufacturers at Cadillac, Manistique, Marquette
supports in iron and copper mines. Lumbermen were forced into selective logging, leaving smaller, yet potentially
electric power lines and cedar posts for fences moved over the rails. The state map featured above shows most of the rail lines in service across Michigan by the turn of the 20th century. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic 2-8-0 #92 carries out switching in front of the station at Marquette, Michigan in the summer of 1951. Other maps were published specifically to promote particular lines, some of which were never built. Another reminder of local . Date: Distance: mi. Rail also
A Map of Logging Railroads in Upper Michigan's East-central Region, 1879-1965: Located in Parts of Alger, Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft Counties Pilot Press, 2006 - Curtis (Mich.) 0. Ken Padgett (Kenneth W Padgett, Kenneth William Padgett). The town was first plotted in 1873 . Operated as a private logging railroad as the West Side Lumber Co, the common carrier charter expired in 1943. . An estimated
Section V: Lines in Upper Peninsula. The Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students interested in civil engineering and construction management careers, valuable experience by working with professional field staff. thus bringing settlements into the timber lands. Huge
Maps of the RRs on Beaver Island can be found on pages 84 and 85 of In the Pines, An Atlas of Michigan Logging Railroads. The TSCs are designed to respond to the transportation needs of local communities for the highest level customer service. Interactive. Library of Congress Maps: Crawford County: Michigan Base Map: Crawford County PDF: Michigan Family History Network: Crawford County: MIGenWeb: Crawford County: personal use. The web Browser you are currently using is unsupported, and some features of this site may not work as intended. representing approximately 15% of the nation's supply. A third road, the Grand Rapids and Indiana, ran northward
U.S. & Canada only. A Michigan railroad map from 1897 showing many of the state's lines in service by that time. This annotated list reveals the scope of the railroad map collection and highlights the development of railroad mapping in 19th-century America. The lumber
Lower Peninsula Map Here. Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad, How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records. Wheels - logs suspended from chains attached to the axle connecting a
Map showing the route and connections of the Wheeling and Map of rail road surveys from Worcester to Baldwinville & N.H. Map showing the line of the Connecticut & Western Railroad and Tunison's railroad, distance, and township map of New York from Railroad map showing the lands of the Standard Coal and Iron Co. Mitchell's new traveller's guide through the United States, Map of the central portion of the United States showing the Rail road & township map of Massachusetts, published at the Geography and Map Reading Room, Guide to the Collections. Total railroad constructed was 38 miles extending from Rockport through Martin Ranch & Illabot Creek to Darrington Mainline connection was Andron 1917 railroad being constructed north along the Sauk River and two sides about 4 miles north of Darrington. Not a tree had been cut in this township. MDOT provides technologies and partnerships in order to make the transportation system safer and less congested. This earliest phase of "river lumbering" was
During the 19th century,
Within three or four years after the main lines had been
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Slavery in the Early 1800's Detroit, Michigan, TRADITIONS AND REMINISCENCES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EARLY 1800's DETROIT, Saranac, Michigan in 1849 by J. F. Proctor, Ionia County, Michigan Civil War Soldiers, Michigan Soldiers Killed In Action in World War 1. In the succeeding years Michigan would be home to a number of well remembered railroads which included the Michigan Central, Grand Trunk Western and many others. By the early 1900's, automobile production in Detroit and other cities in Michigan became a major customer of railroads. I hope you enjoy this website which has been a hobby of mine for many years. ceased operating in the late 1860s. the narrow gauge railroad helped to make lumbermen independent of the weather. American-Rails.com collection. Some of the images and text on this page were taken from various issues
white pine. Over the next three decades, more than 40 different logging railroads accessed pine stands throughout the state and moved logs to sawmills, rivers, and common carrier railroads (common carriers were open to all comers and hauled passengers and freight on a regular schedule). Adrian to Hillside, MI MI | LS&MS, NYC, PC The Algonac Transit Authority Marine City to Algonac, MI MI | ATA Alma to Howard City, MI MI | C&O, CSX, M-MRR, PM The Bad Axe Subdivision Cass City to Bad Axe, MI MI | GTW Baldwin to Midland, MI MI | C&O, CSX, PM Bankers to Jackson, MI MI | CR, FW&J, FWJ&S, HCRR, LS&MS . and Pontiac with Chicago. Price: $36.95 Details. and may not be reproduced without permission. Originally conceived as a logging railroad, construction of the M. & N.E. Culhane reportedly moved his logging equipment and railroad south from the Little Two
Lumber quickly added to railroad traffic from the forests of both peninsulas to points in southern Michigan and other states and provinces. Two
A description of each railroad is provided. MDOT has seven region offices and several geographically located Transportation Service Centers (TSCs) in each region that handle transportation-related construction and maintenance programs. In 1875-6 he represented the Mecosta district in the legislature and continued his logging and lumbering operations at Hersey until 1881, when chronic rheumatism forced him to withdraw from one of the most active and commendable careers known among Northern Michigan lumberman. P.D. In any event, for more information about Michigan, in terms of route mileage over the years please take a look at the chart below. barons attempted to unload the now worthless land by setting up
the state's northern counties, but it is being done very selectively,
The Michigan Department of Transportation produces an updated version of the state transportation map annually. This information helps the department identify congested areas, when congestion occurs and how often, cause of delay, and more. Map from 1850 of the Michigan Southern and connecting railroads. Price: $36.95 Details. Logging, Railroad, Michigan, Lower Peninsula, History, Maps Collection opensource The book maps the logging railroads and common carrier lines for many of the counties in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. At it's peak the company operated 250 miles of track . Marie, RRHX includes coverage of counties along the Michigan border. The Office of Communications works with the media to inform the public of MDOT's mission, policies and practices in a positive, consistent and credible manner. Featuring thousands of miles of abandoned railroad routes in North America, illustrated with maps, pictures, and history.
year. around it in all directions far beyond the boundaries of the area to
Original in the collection of the Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It tapped the pine and
There are also two privately-owned and operated border crossings: Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is responsible for Michigans nearly 10,000-mile state highway system, comprised of all M, I, and US-routes. unsuspecting buyers that the soil was suitable for farming. MDOT's commissions, councils, task forces, and partnerships are responsible for establishing policies, supervising programs, overseeing state and federal funds, providing recommendations and advisement, and acting as a resource. Frequent
Pere Marquette #1225, the operational 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive Many camps of this era accommodated sixty to one hundred men. The road was extended the following year, additional locomotives and logging cars provided, and the business, which for the previous year was 20,000,000 feet was now largely increased, and reached in 1879 a maximum of 114,000,000 feet.. railroad dated as far back as 1832 although it was not officially The red dot is the location of Mid-Michigan Community College. A Michigan railroad map from 1897 showing many of the state's lines in service by that time. River. All written content, photos, and videos copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). out after a couple of unproductive growing seasons that they had been
Michigan also produces over 15 million Christmas trees each year,
in Michigan please click here to visit their website, Milwaukee Road's "Pipestone Pass" (MT): Map, Tunnel, History, North Carolina Fall Foliage Train Rides (2023), The "Mercury" (Train) Of 1936: Interior, Top Speed, History. This site is designed to list all known logging railroad operations in North America by state or providence. As such, in 1857, he moved with his family to Werner, Wisconsin, where he continued lumbering until 1861, when the household located at Croton, Newaygo County, and remained there for eight years, or until the pine was nearly exhausted in that section of the Muskegon Valley. Please contact Randall Schaetzl (soils@msu.edu)
Maps centered on Northwest Wisconsin, circa 1884-1915. Grand Valley State Universitys campus) and floated down to the Nortonville sawmill
Pushing out into isolated forest cuttings, these little iron . Photos East Branch & Lincoln Railroad 2-4-2T #5 works the mill in Lincoln, New Hampshire during a fall afternoon in the mid-1940s. to dilate with joy, "now sang their swan song to the music of the axe and saw". CMU is an AA/EO institution, providing equal opportunity to all persons, including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. an alternative to sled transportation. demonstration farms, using large amounts of fertilizer to convince
operating in 1877 and connected Clare Countys Lake George with the Muskegon River,
As a result, massive abandonments as shown in the graph below took place by the 1970's and 1980's. American-Rails.com collection. railroad ties were delivered to main-line railroads. There was a fairy land in Fairmount Park transcending the wonderful tales of the Arabian nights. Old railroad grades that stretch for miles in Lake County can still can be seen and explored. trainload to numerous Michigan manufacturers such as furniture
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In 1914 it became an important part of the New York Central System. northern forests; their presence had a profound effect on the timber industry. William Nelson was the first postmaster. They built their railroad southwest from the Grand
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